Have we been watching yet another Top 10 Volunteer Sqaud?

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utmba93

utmba93

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I'm beginning to feel the breeze of the so-called 'perfect storm'. Most of the pieces are falling in place for the Vols to finish ranked in the Top 10.

Here's the current BCS Top 25 and what's happened in the bowl season. The Dawgs are looking great against Hawaii (24-3 with about 7 minutes left in the first half). If this plays out as expected, how can we miss?


2007 Pre- Bowl BCS Standings
Pre-Bowl W/L Final Record Bowl Outcome
1 Ohio State 11 1 TBD vs. # 2 LSU
2 LSU 11 2 TBD vs. #1 OSU
3 Virginia Tech 11 2 TBD vs. #8 Kansas
4 Oklahoma 11 2 TBD vs. #9 West Virginia
5 Georgia 10 2 TBD vs. #10 Hawaii
6 Missouri 11 2 12 2 Beat unranked Arkansas 38-7
7 USC 10 2 11 2 Beat # 13 Illinois 49-17
8 Kansas 11 1 TBD vs. #3 VA Tech
9 West Virginia 10 2 TBD vs. #4 Oklahoma
10 Hawaii 12 0 TBD vs. #5 Georgia
11 Arizona State 10 2 10 3 Lost to #19 Texas
12 Florida 9 3 9 4 Lost to unranked Michigan
13 Illinois 9 3 9 4 Lost to #7 USC 49-17
14 Boston Col. 10 3 10 3 Beat unranked Mich. State
15 Clemson 9 3 9 4 Lost to #23 Auburn
16 Tennessee 9 4 10 4 Beat #18 Wisconsin 21-17
17 BYU* 10 2 11 2 Beat unranked UCLA 17-16,
18 Wisconsin 9 3 9 4 Lost to #16 Tennessee 21-17
19 Texas 9 3 10 3 Beat # 11 ASU 52-34
20 Virginia 9 3 9 4 Lost to unranked Tex Tech 31-28
21 South Florida 9 3 9 4 Lost to unranked Oregon 56-21
22 Cincinnati** 9 3 10 3 Beat unranked Southern Miss 31-21,
23 Auburn 8 4 9 4 Beat #15 Clemson 23-20
24 Boise State 10 2 10 3 Lost to unranked E. Carolina 41-38
25 Uconn 9 3 9 4 Lost to unranked Wake Forest 24-10

* BYU has no wins vs. currently ranked opponents
** Cincinnati has no wins against ranked teams
 
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As crazy as it seems, we're probably looking at being 11th or 12th at worst.
 
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crazyguy said:
I'd agree with that...and it does seem a little crazy.
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If West Virginia and/or Kansas get beaten convincingly, it is probably going to happen. And as overranked as Kansas looks and with all the turmoil at WVU, it's a distinct possibility.
 
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dn't see us passing WVU, regardless of outcome. TX has some prayer of passing us, though that would be a travesty. Hard call since our last half of play was so unconvincing.

would we have the dubious distinction of having the most losses ever by a top 10 team?
 
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utmba93 said:
Do you think Kansas, West Virginia, and Hawaii can lose without any consequence?
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Kansas is the only one out of your group that I was talking about and if they lose and keep it close then they may stay in the top 10.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
dn't see us passing WVU, regardless of outcome. TX has some prayer of passing us, though that would be a travesty. Hard call since our last half of play was so unconvincing.

would we have the dubious distinction of having the most losses ever by a top 10 team?
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Take a moment to see the positive, BPV. I know you can do it.:)
 
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BigPapaVol said:
dn't see us passing WVU, regardless of outcome. TX has some prayer of passing us, though that would be a travesty. Hard call since our last half of play was so unconvincing.

would we have the dubious distinction of having the most losses ever by a top 10 team?
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not sure about that, but LSU is the first 2 loss team to play for a NC.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
would we have the dubious distinction of having the most losses ever by a top 10 team?
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I'd have to think that would probably be the case. Of course, this is the year that a 2 loss team made the Championship game, so all bets are off.
 
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GAVol said:
I'd have to think that would probably be the case. Of course, this is the year that a 2 loss team made the Championship game, so all bets are off.
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I agree. You can't even think about this year in the same way as the past. It's more complex. Parity reigned this year.
 
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I also think the talent pool has gotten deeper and player evals are more important than ever when handing out schollies. Not every prospect is gonna be a star, and I think every team goes though that now. I have real high expectations for last years class though.
 
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so being in the top 10 this season isn't the distinction that it typically has been? agreed?
 
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At some point it becomes purely a numbers game. 20 years ago there were 240 million people in this country and 100 1A teams were handing out 100+ scholarships apiece. Now the population is over 300 million and they are handing out 85 apiece. There are more players and less scholarships, so parity is bound to occur.
 
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GAVol said:
At some point it becomes purely a numbers game. 20 years ago there were 240 million people in this country and 100 1A teams were handing out 100+ scholarships apiece. Now the population is over 300 million and they are handing out 85 apiece.
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Yes. College football is becoming much more competitive. All the more reason for some type of playoff.
 
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